Category: Vocational Training

Studying aged care? Different types of facilities & work opportunities

Whether you’ve decided to make a significant career shift or are passionate about providing care to the elderly, researching aged care courses is a critical early step. Looking forward to an exciting career in aged care gives considerable rewards. Not only does it gives you genuine fulfilment when you’re caring for your patients, but it also gives you an opportunity...

A day in the life of a commercial cookery student

Having the right skills and knowledge is definitely a great recipe for success in the commercial cooking industry. And study is a perfect ingredient! Academia students gain the skills, knowledge, and qualifications they need for a fantastic commercial cooking career with our fully approved and accredited commercial cookery courses. Our courses cover a range of skills for the commercial cookery...

Our management courses teach you 3 skills you need to succeed!

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again – being a good manager goes beyond your hard skills. While you may be in charge of budgeting, ordering stock and time-tracking, if you ask us, it’s your soft skills that are just as important to determine how effective you are as a manager. And our management courses in Melbourne ensure...

Childcare courses in Brisbane for childcare & family day care

You may be considering a career in childcare – alternatively, you may already have already carved out an enjoyable career as an early childhood educator one, and may be considering a change of scenery! Either way, understanding more about the roles available in the sector may be of interest. Two of the most popular roles in childcare are positions in...

Enhance your Commercial Cookery course with Hospitality Management

So you’re eager to be part of the hospitality industry, and have recently finished your patisserie or Commercial Cookery course. But what comes after that? Your studies don’t end once you complete your Certificate III or IV in Commercial Cookery.  As they say, you never stop learning! One pathway that’s worth considering is studying Hospitality Management. A Diploma or Advanced...

Studying childcare? A day in the life of a childcare educator

You love working with kids – as such, you’ve decided that studying childcare is the essential first step in starting your career. You’re so keen to start a career in childcare, you can’t get those nursery rhymes out of your head! Of course, enjoying being around kids is important, as is that passion to see them grow, learn and develop...

Improve your speaking skills while you study English in Melbourne

As we always tell those who study English in Melbourne, the most important thing to do in your spare time is to practice… especially your speaking! If you want to study in an Australian university orwork in an Australian business, confident speaking skills are a must-have. The problem is, we find that some students who study English in Melbourne simply...